Children's Video Game Review:

Guiter Hero 5 for Playstation 3

Video Game
Review: Guitar Hero 5

Children's Video Game for
PS3

By Activision

Our Recommended Age: Ages 13-up

Released: September 2009

Our Rating: A

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PS3—Guitar Hero 5 Review

Even with new advances in game systems and new releases in the music
video game genre, the Guitar Hero series has still been the popular
standard by which every other rhythm game must aspire. Knowing a
lucrative franchise when they see it, Activision has just released
the latest in the series, Guitar Hero 5. Using the same basic
successful formula with enhanced features and a fantastic lineup of
titles and bands, Guitar Hero 5 is a fun music fest for enthusiasts
and newcomers alike.

Players are still able to rock out to a wide variety of songs and
favorite bands with the instrument of their choice, but now the
massive set list is available to players from the beginning, and
gamers can enjoy a variety of superstar bands like The Rolling
Stones, Kings of Leon, Tom Petty, Jimmy Eat World, Bob Dylan,
Santana, and much more. Players can also port songs for a small fee
from other Guitar Hero packs like World Tour, Smash Hits, and
Rolling Stones, increasing the set list even more to include
something for everyone.

Along with a huge set list, Guitar Hero 5 also includes enhancements
like being able to drop in and out of the new Party Play Mode
without interrupting the jam sessions, changing instruments or
difficulty levels easily. Activision also enhanced the customization
options, giving players improved music creation and rocker creation,
though players can choose a character like Johnny Cash or Shirley
Manson if creating a character from scratch is too much. Players
also have the option to change the vocal tracks from standard to
Static or Karaoke modes, plus see the difficulty levels for each
instrument in a song. The multiplayer options enhance competition
and party play, both on and off-line.

Rated T for Teen due to mild suggestive lyrics and themes, this
title is a smash hit for older gamers with a jones for rockin’.
Activision has ratcheted up the difficulty level on many aspects of
this title, but since players can now see the difficulty of each
instrument and can change difficulty levels in Party Play, the
gameplay is amazingly smooth. With a fantastic line-up of bands,
songs, and characters, plus multiple enhancements, Guitar Hero 5
will have both fans and newcomers alike rocking out ‘til the break
of dawn.